Sock lining



June 21, 1932. M. LAPIDUS SOGK LINING Filed Nov. 26, 1930 Patented June21, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT Frict- MOR-RIS LAPIDUS, OF LONG- ISLANDCITY, NEW YORK, ASSIG'NOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO CHARLES MILLER,ESQ, AS TRUSTEE SOCK LINING Application filed November 26, 1930.Seria1No.'498,212.

This invention relates to the shoe art and deals more specifically witha sock lining.

It is an object of this invention to pro vide a sock lining which reststhe arch of the wearers foot while walking or standing still. i

Further, it is an object of this invention to provide a sock liningwhich facilitates the circulation'of air within the shoe thus insurin amore healthy condition of the feet.

And it is a further object of this invention to provide a sock liningwhich benefits the arch of the wearers foot and yet is simple and cheapto construct and reliable in operation.

Finally, it is an object of this invention generally to improve the'shoeart.

These and other objects of the invention will be readily apparent tothose skilled in the art from the following description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a sock lining constructed in accordance withthe present invention; and

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line 22 of Fig.1.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the sock lining 10 is seen tocomprise the usual leather blank piece 11 cut to fit the contour of theinside of the shoe. To the bottom of the blank 11 is stitched a secondblank 12 which may be of any suitable material such as leather orfabric. Stitches 13 join these two blanks together to form a pocket,which is preferably left unstitched along the line 1a. A series of thinleather discs 15 are inserted through parallel slits 16 formed in theshank portion of the blank 11 and lie in overlapped relation as shownmore clearly in Fig. 2. The parallel slits 16 cut in the blank 11 form aseries of straps 11a. As shown each of the straps 11a lie between twoadjacent discs. The discs 15 which are preferably out from upper leathermay be held in place by any suitable adhesive, or by stitching.Alternatively, these may be omitted and the frictional contact of theoverlapping parts may be relied upon to hold the discs in place. The

last disc is shown held in place by lines of stitches 17. r

The present sock lining maybe inserted in the shoerin the usual nanner.It has been found as a practical inatt erthat a shoe provided with thepresent sock lining is highly beneficial to the wearer because of theelfe'ct of the presentinvention on the wearers arch. Not only does thepresent inventionbenefit the arch of the foot, but also it has beenfound,=particularlyin connection with high heel shoes worn by ladies,that the foot assumes a more correct position within the shoe when worn.This device counteracts the tendency of the high heel to throw theentire weight of the wearer forward; and distributes the weight moreuniformly throughout the bottom surface of the foot.

Of course, many changes in the specific embodiment herein disclosed willreadily suggest themselves to those skilled in the art. I therefore donot intend to be limited in such structural detail except as required bythe prior art and except as defined in the appended claims.

For example, while I have specifically mentioned leather as thematerials for forming the blanks and the discs, it will be understoodthat any other suitable material may be used, without departing from thespirit and scope of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A sock lining having an upper blank and a lower blank, and aplurality of overlapping pieces of leather disposed partly between saidblanks and partly over said upper blank at the shank portion of saidsock lining. V

2. A sock lining having an upper blank and a lower blank, and aplurality of overlapping discs of leather disposed partly between saidblanks and partly over said upper blank at the shank portion of saidsock lining.

3. A sock lining having an upper blank and alower blank joined togetherto form a pocket, and a plurality of overlapping leather pieces disposedpartly within said pocket and partly over said upper blank.

4. A sock lining having an upper exposed blank and a lower blank joinedtogether to form a pocket, said upper blank being provided with aplurality of slits cut therein, a leather piece overlying said upperblank and extending through each of said slits, a portion of each ofsaid pieces lying above said upper blank and a portion of each of saidpieces lying below said blank.

5. A sock lining having an upper exposed blank and a lower blank joinedtogether to form a pocket, said upper blank being provided with aplurality of slits cut therein, a leather disc overlying said upperblank and extending through each of said slits, a portion of each ofsaid discs lying above said upper blank and a portion of each of saiddiscs lying below said blank.

6. A sock lining having an upper blank and a lower blank joined togetherto form a pocket, said upper blank being provided with a plurality ofslits cut therein, a flat leather disc extending through each of saidslits, a portion of each of said discs lying above said upper blank anda portion of each of said discs lying below said blank at the shankportion thereof, the portions of said discs lying beneath said upperblank being overlapped.

MORRIS LAPIDUS.

